Right hand or left hand safety sadiron



July .10, 1934. 'r. L. REED RIGHT HAND on LEFT HAND SAFETY SADIRONi Filed Sept. 5, 1933 IN VEN TOR, 7- 7 4/. F cal;

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Patented July 10, 1934 UNITEDQ STATES RIGHT HAND on LEFT HAND sm' a'rr SADIRON Thomas L. Reed, Los Angeles, Calif. Application September 5, 1933, Serial No. 688,199 Claims. (01. 68- -26) This invention relates. to 'sad'irons and more particularly to safety sad irons of the character disclosed in my Patent No. 1,920,668.

It is an object of the present invention to pro- 5 vide a safety sad iron which may be conveniently used by operators with either the right hand or the left hand and which is provided with means whereby when the iron is not in use it will be.

automatically lifted to a position sufliciently above a support as to prevent the possibility of resultant fire should the iron be left with its associated heating means energized. That is to say if an iron is heated by an associated electric or gas heating device, if the operator does not with the application of the operators hand,

whether it be right or left, to the handle.

A furtherobject is to provide an iron'elevat- .ing means in the form of an attachment which may be'readily combined with the conventional 30. forms of self-heating sad irons or others if desired without material change of the iron-or its elements.

v A further object is to provide an iron elevator of simple, substantial, practicable form and reliable action and of inexpensive character and which is readily'applicable to conventional irons.

The invention consists in certain advancements in this art as set forth in the ensuing disclosure and having, with the above, additional objects and advantages, and whose construction, combination and details of means, and the manner .of operation will be made manifest in the description of the herewith illustrative apparatus; it being understood that modifications, variations and adaptations may be resorted to within the scope, principle and spirit of the invention as it is more directly cla med hereinafter.

Figure l is a perspective of the iron in elevated position on its applied prop.

Figure 2 is a rear view, partly broken away, of the iron with the prop control depressed to elevate the propping legs and bring the iron to the usual ironing position.

In its illustrated form the iron body 2 has shut off the current or the supply. of fuel, the

.the iron body to a position as shown in Fig. 2 so spaced uprights 3-4' supporting the usual fixed handle 5. In the present case the only change made in the conventional iron is to longitudinally slot the handle at 6 to provide for insertion of a lever blade '7 preferably having a lateral easy rest flange 8 forming a top area to provide for comfortable use when the operator's hand is applied to the lever '7 to depress it into the handle slot 6.,

The lever is mounted on a transverse pivot 9 66 and has an eccentrically arranged crank or pin- 10 for a link 11 connected pivotally at 12 to a cross-bar 13. This bar constitutes a tie unitin prop legs 14 having forwardly extending feet 15 so related to the center of gravity of the iron that the iron will be stable when it is supported on the feet 15.

The 'upper portions of the legs 1-4 are provided with sleeves 16 through which extend pins 1'7 or other appropriate means working in slots 18 provided in hollow posts 19 forming fixed parts of or on a transverse bridge 20. This bridge is provided with a longitudinal slot 21 to receive a fastening screw 22, which in some instances may be one of 'the fastening screws securing the base bar 3 of the handle standards 3 to the body of the iron. From this it will be seen thatit is only necessary to remove the useful screw 22, apply the propping attachment across the. top of the iron body 2 and beneath its fixed handle 5 for the ready attachment of the device to the iron.

Within each post 19 is concealed a substantial expansion spring 23 reacting downwardly on the supporting pin 17 in its respective sleeve 16; the normal function of the spring 23 being to lift the iron body 2 upward from a support on which the prop feet 15 may be disposed so that the bottom plane of the iron 2 will be elevated sufliciently above the support on which the props may stand as to provide a safe circulation of air and prevent ignition of the support such as an ironingboard, or covering thereon or the fabric inthe process of ironing.

In use the'operator applies his or her hand in the downward direction and engages the lever which is swung down into the'handle slots 6 with the result that legs 14 are pulled'upward as to that the feet of the legs are sufliciently above the bottom plane of the iron to provide for ordinary use; Instantly upon removal of the operator's hand the springs 23 act to press the-propping legs downward to the support and to lift the iron to the safety, position.

What is claimed is:

clear of the bottom plane of the 1. A right or left hand, safety sad iron body having a rigid handl a leg device having a crosstie over the body, a lever pivoted in a longitudinal slot in the handleand connected to said tie, and spring means interposed between said device and fixed seats on the body to automatically lift it from a support on which the legs rest; said lever operative when manually pressed into the slot to overcome the spring means and to lift the legs iron body.

2. A sad iron having a body provided with a longitudinally slotted handle, a lever operative in the slot and pivoted near' the rear end of the bandle, a legged device astraddle the body and having feet on which the iron stands stable, means providing for guided vertical movement of the said device as to the body, means to automaticab- 1y lift the body while the feet are on a support, and a connection between said lever and said device whereby the latter is liftedwith the feet above the bottom plane of the body when the handle is manually pressed into said slot.

3. A sad iron attachment comprising abridge .tobeflxedontheiron body'andhavingasetof guides, a pair of side legs sliding on said guides and connected across the bridge and on which the body will be stable, spring means operative to 'low posts fixed on the iron,

normally lift the iron body while the legs stand on a support, and a hand lever pivotally connected to the rear end of the iron handle and connected to said legs and whereby they may be.

lifted for normal use of the iron.

4. A sad iron attachment comprising a bridge to be fixed on the iron body and having a set of guides, a pair of side legs sliding on said guides and connected across the bridge and on which the body will be stabl spring-means operative to normally lift the iron body while the legs stand on a support, and a hand lever pivotally connected to the rear end of the iron handle and connected to said legs and whereby they may be lifted for normal use of the iron; said lever being adapted for collapse in a slot provided therefor in the iron handle.

5. A sad iron having a handle, a lever pivoted on the rear end of the handle, a pair of legs connected across the body or the iron, a pair of holsprings reacting in the posts against said legs to elevate the iron body while the legs stand on a support, and a connection between said lever and said legs whereby to lift the latter for normal use of the iron.

THOMAS L; REED. 

